from the sky, a meteor scorches the skies over russia, hundreds are hurt, buildings are damaged and it may be because of an asteroid set to fly by earth closer today. and excited passengers excited to get off a cruise ship after spending days adrift on the open water. >> never again on my life will i ever even walk around a cruise ship. i'm done. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, february 15th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin this morning with a frightening meteor strike in russia. now, meteor sightings are a

common occurrence, but not incidents that cause injury and damage. the russian interior ministry says more than 400 people were injured when the meteor, possibly part of a meteor shower, hit like a missile near the euro mountains about a thousand miles east of moscow near a former soviet union weapons site. the meteor streaked across the sky this morning with a loud boom, leaving a thick white trail breaking nearby windows and damaged buildings when it hit. most of the injuries were from broken glass. russian newspapers say some 20,000 emergency workers have been mobilized. >> definitely my building was shaking, so i could feel -- i could feel a sway in my building, so it kind of sounded like a bomb went off. >> now, it's unclear if the

meteorite hit russia this morning is related to that giant asteroid due to pass very close to earth later today. earlier i spock spoke to cbs news contributor dr. michio kaku. doctor kaku, i know meteor showers aren't particularly rare but how common is it to cause damage? >> it's quite unusual. usually on a given night objects the size of a baseball will burn up in the atmosphere, and these are the shooting stars and falling stars you see at night, however, this one was probably caused by an object as big as a car or as big as a house, burning up in the atmosphere at perhaps 20,000 miles per hour, 30 thundershower miles per hour, breaking the sound barrier, and you actually land on the planet earth. so these events are more rare. however, they do happen and they usually burn up over the ocean,

they burn up over unpopulated areas. this took place over a populated area, and, of course, scared a lot of people. >> indeed. now, we've seen video of windows breaking. we've heard reports of people injured. would the meteor have had to have landed to cause damage or could it have broken up before it landed and had this sort of impact? >> many times fwlak up before they land. by the time they land, they're only as big as a typewriter. back in 1992 in new york something like this happened and landed on somebody's car. it was the size of a loaf of bread by the time it hit the ground, but originally it was also probably as big as a house or as big as a car. >> should we be concerned that something else may be falling from the sky? >> yes. we're in the middle of a swarm of meteors.

most of them burn up in the atmosphere. some are likely to land on the earth. >> but people in russia should. be concerned of something else coming down. >> unless there's a swarm of meteors. you know, there's pooblt it's even connected to the asteroid 2012-d a-12. these objects coming by a house cannot be seen by a telescope. but the object the size of a house or car cannot be seen by telescope and it's conceivable it's the size of an as stroid form. >> when you say it's conceivable it's part of an asteroid form, it could have broken off the da-14? >> it's possible. we can run the video backward and see what the trajectory of this object was and the if it

measures the da-14, then it would be part of the swarm. they creep up right behind you and catch you off guard. >> indeed, dr. kaku. thank you very much. well, meanwhile that pleasure cruise that went very bad in the gulf of mexico was finally over for 4,000 passengers and crew. the carnival "triumph" was tugged into a port in mobile, alabama, late last night. a fire in the engine room knocked out power for five days, disabling the ship, and turning what was supposed to be a relaxing voyage to a struggle against dismal conditions. as the "triumph" got closer to the shore e social media sites lit up with pictures taken. there were tents to protect those who slept outside, their cabins too hot to bare. a work electrical outlet became a congregating point. some passed the time by

expressing their frustration in bold letters. one scrolled a message on her robe to pay tribute to the employees. great crew, really working hard. while another summed it up this way. "ship happens." they' all the passengers are off the ship and they're headed home. ines perez has more. >> reporter: it was one of jubilation and relief. passengers aboard cruise liner "triumph" celebrated as the carnival ship was towed into port. for many, buses were waiting to carry them to louisiana and texas, but even the thought of a seven-hour bus ride couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of being back on land. a personals with family and friends waiting for them at the

pier had more immediate plans. >> i am hungry and in need of a hot shower. that's all i want is a hot shower. >> reporter: the troubles aboard the "triumph" started sunday when a fire broke out in the engine room. she saw smoke billowing out of the cabin and ran back to get her daughter. for five days they lived in squalid conditions with no running water, forcing them to use the restroom in red plastic bags. >> we tried to keep each other going. >> reporter: ceos were here to welcome back the passengers and apologize. >> pride ourselves on great vacations and clearly we failed in this particular case. >> some were appreciative of the apology. >> i felt like it was sincere. >> reporter: but few seemed eager to take carnival up on the

offer of a free cruise. the "triumph" will head to the shipyard for an assessment. one of the main complaints the passengers had was what they called a lack of communication. they said they simply weren't getting enough information as to what was actually going on. as far as the staff is concerned, though, every passenger we spoke with said that the staff did an in credible job trying to help out under very difficult circumstances. anne-marie? ines in mobile. thank you. in california, the remains in a burned out cabin have been positively identify as christopher dorner, the fugitive ex-policeman. he lodged a deadly vendetta against the l.a. police. teresa garcia reports. >> reporter: it is indeed the body of wanted cop killer christopher dorner found inside a charred cabin near big bear lake. the identification was made three dorner's dental records.

law enforcement engaged an intense four-hour shoot-out tuesday finally catching up with the f the fugitive. the coroner has not yet given a cause of death. the san bernardino county sheriff says the situation has come to a close. >> we believe that this investigation is over at this point. >> authorities say dorner was carrying out a deadly revenge campaign, upset over his firing from the los angeles police department in 2008. by the end of this rampage, police say dorner killed four people, two of them law enforcement, and wounded two others. theresa garcia, cbs news, los angeles. in south africa, oscar miss tore ya, the double amputee murder appeared in court this morning. pistorius arrive at the pretoria courthouse to face charges he murdered his girlfriend. she was shot four times early

yesterday at pistorius's home. police say there are no other suspects. this past summer pistorius is known as the blade runner made history as the first double amputee to compete in the olympic games. >> coming up on the "morning news," spending cuts. we'll show you how the budget battle in washington could mean tens of thousands of jobs lost in navy shipyards. this is the "cbs morning news." parentheses have a place,

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when these jobs run out, there won't be any coming in behind them. >> reporter: so when these ships leave, the work runs out? >> the work runs out. >> reporter: the navy's budget cuts of $10.3 billion will fall hardest in the shipyards and involve the cancellation of maintenance and modernization of 22 warships this year. what does that mean? >> it's catastrophic to our industry, to our employee, and equally as important to the readiness of those ships. >> reporter: clifford says some of those navy cruise ships will lose weapons to their cruise ships. >> if we don't do that we may be sending a ship out in harm's way not as equipped as it should be because it doesn't have the current things to fight. >> reporter: layoffs could start in may but the anger of workers like mike patterson is aimed at

washington now. >> if we don't do our job, we get written up for. who's righting congress up for not doing their damn job? >> reporter: defense has said. and now those warnings aret about to get real. as for congress not doing their job, that won't improve any time soon. in fact, all of next week, congress has put etc. on recess. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. senate republicans blocked chuck hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense. another senate vote is scheduled for february 26th. the republicans are angry over president obama's response to the raid on the u.s. mission in libya. the president says they are playing politics with national security. well, straight ahead, kangaroo course. a troop of roos take over the fairway at the australian open. ooooo

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here's a look at flat from some cities around the country. new york, part employ sunny victory breezy, 50 the high. miami should expect some thunderstorms. chicago it will be snow showers. dallas, sunny, 53, l.a., 50 degrees. relishing a deal with heinz ketchup and another piece of the trump empire sold for a bargain price. ash will i morison is here in new york with that and more. good morning to you. >> good morning, anne-marie. they remain caution ahead of this week's g-20 meeting.

hong kong's hang seng gained a fraction. wall street stocks ended a mix on concerns about a slowing economy. the dow jones industrial average lost 9 points on thursday while the nasdaq close 1 point higher. billionaire warren buffett is teaming up with 3g capital, a brazilian backed equity company to buy heinz for $23 million. heinz is famous for its 57 varieties. they're expected to expand the 144-year-old company too into a global powerhouse. heinz shares were up 20% closing. toyota will pay $29 million to 30 states and american samoa to settle a safety lawsuit filed by attorneys general. the lawsuit was related to allegations that toyota concealed defects in its vehicles that led to unintended excel rachlgs toyota has agreed to provide information to its customers in a more timely

fashion. and finally the house lost big at the trump plaza casino and resort in atlantic city, new jersey. a california company brought the struggling gambling hall for $20 million on thursday. the trump plaza cost, get this, $210 million when it was built almost two decades ago. the new owner says they will make a sizeable investment in the property. that is quite a deal, anne-marie. >> it i. ashley morrison here in new york, thank you. well, in new york the miami heat and oklahoma city clashed in a battle of nba title contenders. lebron james led the heat with 39 points and 12 rebounds as the heat won their sixth straight game against the thunder dating back to last year's sweep in the nba finals. miami beat oklahoma city 110-100. and now to golf and the australian women's open where things were hopping. kangaroos on a golf course, it's kind of common down under, but not this many. during the dry australian summer

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington and atlanta, 54 and 62, both cloudy. st. louis, partly sunny and breezy. denver, mostly sunny, 43 the high. seattle, 52 the high. here's another look at this morning's top stories. a meteor streaked across the sky during russia's euro mountain this morning about a thousand miles east of moscow. buildings were damaged and more than 400 people injured, most by flying glass. and the crippled carnival cruise liner "triumph" docked in

mobi mobile, alabama last night. more than 4,000 crew and passengers went days without power after an engine room fire. some passengers say there were overflowing toilets and not enough food. well, there's knew hope for the 1,000 patients with a rare eye disorder that often leads to blindness. it's implanted in the patient's eye and is then connected to a pair of eyeglasses with an attached camera. the device allows visual signals to be transferred to the brain giving the patient limited sight. well a former heiress has pleaded guilty to money laundering. maureen o'connor admitted in court on thus she took more than $2 million from her husband ease charitable foundation to support a gambling habit. prosecutors delayed it for two years to give o'connor time to

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. good morning. welcome to wusa9. the weekend is just a few hours away. it's friday, february 15.

i'm andrea roane. you made it through valentine's day. you got your candy. did you eat too much? i did. the friday after the sugar coma. good morning. dark chocolate, what a tease. today will be a tease. late showers. much colder this weekend. it's february after all. it didn't feel like it yesterday. it was gorgeous where we hit 50 with the sunshine. today sun to start. clouds will increase. by late this afternoon some showers will move if from west to east. -- move in from west to east. this is ahead of a strong cold front that will get us back to reality and then some over the weekend. winds will be picking up tonight and over the weekend. sunday looks like a cold, windy day. some clouds this morning, especially north and west of town. we've seen moisture well to our north and miss us and d.c. points south generally clear. where we've got the clouds, temperatures have not fallen off all that much.

upper 20s and low 30s. hagerstown at 37 at this hour. that's one of our warm spots. annapolis, d.c. at 38 with 37 also in fredricksburg and 35 across the bay in easton. this afternoon looks like a pretty nice day. closer to 55, 56 today with 52 in annapolis. this is left over from yesterday. in manassas around 57. garrett county, they're also going to be in the 30s. let's go to monika samtani. i'll get this map updated. >> do that, howard. get that map updated. good morning. everything is looking great. it's friday. no issues to report as you head into town. coming on the dulles toll road, westbound heading out of town, there is construction right near hunter mill road. you want to watch out for that. periodic. all lanes closed as you head westbound on the dulles toll way. no issues from centreville. let's go outside live. no problems to report on the west side of town on our mdot

camera. it's nice and quiet. this time over to the other side. no problems to report as you head on 270 from frederick, looking good to the point where the lanes divide. no repeats of yesterday please. we'll take a live look at college park where it's nice and quiet near route 1. >> thank you, monika. 4:28. hot shower. and just getting a good kneel. first things on the list of 4,000 passengers and crew members who had been stuck on the carnival cruise line. >> late last night tugboats pulled the triumph to a port in mobile, alabama. >> reporter: passengers aboard cruise liner triumph celebrated as the cairn shall ship was towed into port. for many buses were waiting to carry them to louisiana and texas. but even the thought of a seven- hour bus ride couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of being back on

land. passengers with family and friends waiting for them at the pier had more immediate plans. >> i am hungry and in need of a hot shower. that's all i want is a hot shower. >> reporter: the troubles aboard the triumph started sunday when a fire broke out in the engine room. robin burgess saw smoke billowing over the back of the ship and ran to her cabin to get to her daughter. for five days passengers and crew lived in squaller conditions as a lack of running water forced many to use the restroom in red plastic bags. >> we tried to keep each other happy by being goofy and having fun while aboard a porta-potty basically. >> reporter: carnival's c.e.o. was here at the port to personally welcome back passengers and apologize. >> we pride ourselves in providing our guests with a great vacation experience. clearly we failed in this particular case. >> reporter: some were appreciative of the apology. >> i felt like it was sincere. >> repo